Shawn Phantom Weiler
is back
today with Chapter 3 of his1/48 Hasegawa F-16'sarticle. This particular article is
rather special for me as it shows his F-16's that were damaged when
his cat went on a wrecking spree. I'm pleased to see
Shawn was able to pick up the pieces.

Serge
Dompierre has
been busy getting the details right on his1/48 Esci Douglas A1-H Skyraider.
This Skyraider is finished in a SEA camo complete with a full
weapons load and full weathering.......which is particularly
important when it comes to the exhaust stains. Nice
job Serge.

Sebastijan Videc
is here from Slovenia with a very special model. This is his 1/72 ZZ Models P-35 radar,
which is a resin and photo etch kit that builds up to quite the
delicate looking finely detailed finished model.

Rafi
Ben-Shahar is
here to make my day with his 1/48
Hasegawa IDF Skyhawk. Rafi is well
known here on ARC for his high quality models and his Israeli
Skyhawk does not disappoint. Thanks for sharing Rafi.

Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
is here
with Chapter 2 of his F-16 series. Today Shawn shows us
his1/48 Hasegawa F-16(N).
Shawn has a full variety of camo schemes in his 4 Vipers
today. Shawn must have one very colourful display
cabinet.

Paul
R. Miles "Huey Gunner"
has been very
busy getting all the details right on his1/48 Tamiya DeWoitine D.520.
Paul also weathered his model with a variety of techniques to
add realism. You've got to check out the instrument
panel.....the gauges look perfect. Very nicely done Paul.

Francone Diego has
dropped by today with his nicely done1/72 Hasegawa F-104
ASA-M. Francone
has added a wonderfully detailed ejection seat and aftermarket decals
to complete his Italian Starfighter.

Mark Hanney
has added plenty of effort to create a wonderfully
detailed 1/48
Revell-Monogram B-17G. Mark added a
pile of interior detail which he shows in his in-progress
photos. He finished off his Flying Fort with exquisite
weathering and sexy noseart.

Tghsmin
is here with a first article on ARC today. This is a
Tools 'n' Tips article for getting the computer screens correct on
your next1/48 F-18 Hornet Instrument Panel.
All I can say is.....WOW!!!

Yoav
Efrati is here with a review of the 1/32
F-15I Ra'am decal sheet
from Sky Decals. If you're building the big Ra'am....then
you need to check out this decal sheet.

Shawn
"Phantom" Weiler is
here with his1/48
Hasegawa F-16's Chapter 1 NSAWC. This
is the 1st of a 4 part series by Shawn on his F-16's. Today's
Vipers useTwobobs
decals. Nice one Shawn....these are some of the very best F-16
paint schemes.

Dean Large went
seriously to town on his1/32 Matchbox Bf-109E.
Dean added a huge amount of detail to enhance
his Battle of Britain Bf-109. I was deeply impressed Dean could
do all this in a total build time of only 96 hours. Grab a
coffee or tea and enjoy the photos.

Eduard Boxem
has done a
marvelous job building and weathering his 1/32 Revell Hawker Hunter Mk. 6.
This is a very nice kit and in Eduard's skilled hands this kit came to
life. Eduard finished his Hunter in the markings of the KLu
(Royal Dutch Air Force). I love how this one looks and the
techniques Eduard used gave very good results.

Matouš
Rybár is
here with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/72 Hasegawa F4U-1Cthat Matouš
put much effort into getting the details right on this older
kit. Very nicely done Matouš,
welcome to ARC!!!

Richard Elman
starts today with his very well done 1/48 Tamiya P-51-B Mustang.
Richard chose to make his Mustang as the
famous P-51B "Shangri-La" of the WW2 ace Captain Don
Gentile. Richard hit the mark with his mustang in so many ways
and ended up with a excellent model of this Mustang.

Yoav
Efrati is here today with a selection
of his Yom
Kippur War veteran fighter planes.
These models include 1/72 Mirage V, Mirage IIIB, Mirage IIIC,
MiG-21MF & Super Mystere and Yoav explains some of the work
he did on each model . No doubt about the Israeli air force
has some great looking paint schemes. Good to see Yoav.

Ed Ritchuk
has been busy
painting and
weathering his 1/72 Italeri Ju-52/3mg6e.
This Ju-52 was part of the airlift into
Stalingrad during WW2 to supply the ill fated German troops.
Ed finished his Ju-52 in winter camo with very good results.
Nice one Ed.

José Carlos Simón has done an
exceptionally nice job building and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18E.
You've got to check out the detailing painting and weathering on this
Super Hornet.....it is very well executed.

Keenan Akin has
done justice to his1/72
Hasegawa F-5U "Flying Pancake". Keenan
has talked to the folks that worked on the real prototypes for this
very radical aircraft. Keenan includes some history on this
aircraft and then details the effort he put into his model to make it
more accurate. Nicely done Keenan.

Yoav Efrati
has a review of the new 1/48
F-15I Ra'am decal sheet from Sky
Decals. If you're planning on building the Ra'am....then this
decal sheet might be exactly what you need.

I
have a review of the new1/72
KC-135R, MC-130E, T-28D, A-10A & F-4D decal sheet
from Wolfpak
Decals. Aircraft on this
sheet includes Special Forces MC-130's that participated in the ill
fated Iranian Hostage rescue as well as the POW rescue attempt in
North Vietnam during the Vietnam war. This was a successful
missions although the POW's had been moved to another camp 4 months
earlier due to local flooding. It's an interesting story and
well worth doing a Google search on.

Colin Harrison
starts your Sunday update with his
first article on ARC. This is Colin's recently refurbished1/48 Hasegawa CF-18.
Colin usedLeading Edge Models
and did his pilot up in a training mode.....which is good to
see. I hope to see more of Colin's work on ARC in the
future. Welcome to ARC Colin!!!

Gabriel Stern
is back again with another article to make you grin. This is his1/72 Scratch-built Gurney-Grice Mosquitowhich is also known as the The Flying Coffin.
Read Gabriel's article to get a few laughs......I love the wacky
models he builds.

Lee Burns is
here with a first article on ARC. This is Lee's
marvelous 1/48 ICM Spitfire Mk IX.
There is no doubt this is not the easiest kit to re-enter the hobby
but I am pleased Lee did stick with it not run for his life when he
came to the filler stage. It is very good to see Lee's work on
ARC and I look forward to seeing more of his models on ARC in the
future. Well done Lee and welcome to ARC!!!

Chuang Xue Qian
is also here with a first article on
ARC. This is Xue Qian's 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CJfinished in RSAF
markings (Republic of Singapore Air Force). Xue Qian put
quite a bit of effort into this F-16 including RBF tags and
weathering and a full weapons load. I
look forward to seeing many more models from Xue Qian on ARC.
Welcome to ARC Xue Qian!!!

Tolga Ulguris here
with a wonderfully finished and weathered1/48 Tamiya P-47 D23 Thunderbolt.
This is a D-Day P-47 complete with resin and photo etch goodies and
finished using different shades of Alclad to give it that very
realistic look. Tolga's weathering job has to be seen to be
believed.

Niels Dol has
been busy building his1/72 Xtrakit Gloster Meteor MK.8.
Niels chose to finish his shape looking Meteor in Dutch
markings. This does look very good indeed.

Mark Andrews
is a big fan of
racing planes and this is quite evident when you see his1/48 Accurate Minitures P-39Q Cobra II.
Mark had to do quite a bit of extra work and detailing to make his
P-39 a more accurate scale version of the real aircraft. Well
done Mark.

Alain Conte
is here
with his 1/144 Concorde AWACS.
I must admit this is quite the interesting concept. It looks
great Alain.

Serge Dompierre is
here to show you his stunning1/48 Tamiya Spitfire MK
Vb. Serge
built his Spitfire in the markings for a Canadian Ace from WW2.
Serge has the full story of this ace and how he died during a mission
in 1944. Serge's Spitfire is perfect in every way and includes
aftermarket detail items to improve upon the Tamiya kit parts.

Karl Holubar
has gone above and beyond with his1/32 Revell F-14B Tomcat conversion.
Karl added a Black Box cockpit and many other detail items as well
as plenty of scratch building to complete his F-14B. Grab a
coffee or tea and sit back and enjoy the detail on this one.

Denis Coudert
joins
us from Dijon, France with a very nicely done1/48 Revell North American T-6G Texan.
Denis took this older kit and re-scribed the panel lines and added
scratchbuilt details to get a Texan model to be proud of.

Sebastijan Videc has done a
marvelous job building and detailing his 1/72
Heller Gazelle.
This little Gazelle looks very nice indeed.

Shawn "Phantom" Weiler is
here with
a quickie build of the1/48 Hobby Craft Sea Fury.
Shawn makes it all seem so easy and effortless. A well done Sea
Fury Shawn.

Ermanno Bonafin
has gotten everything looking perfect
on his 1/48 Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-4 Trop.
Ermanno dressed up the cockpit a bit and weathered his 109 to give
it the look of a 109 in the Desert campaign. I sure do like
seeing these Luftwaffe aircraft in all the different camo schemes.

Pete Malaguti
is here to give all of us a taste of
history. This is his 1/72 Airfix Lunar Moduleand as I gaze at the photos it brings
back the excitement I felt when the astronauts landed on the moon
and then again when they would visit the moon in follow-up
missions. Pete went all out fixing the accuracy on his Lunar Module.
Excellent job Pete and thanks for the memories.

Phillip Steele
has done an outstanding
job building and finishing his 1/48 scale Monogram CF-101 Voodoo.
Although this is an older kit is is a favourite with most modellers
and Phil shows it builds up into a very nice model with a little bit
of effort.

Yoav Efrati
has dropped by with his review of the1/72
F-15I Ra'am decal sheet from Sky Decals.
If you're building the 1/72 F-15I Ra'am, then this sheet is well
worth looking at. Thanks Yoav.

I
have a review of the 1/32
A-7 Corsair II Correction kit from Zactomodels.
This set has caused quite a bit of buzz on the forums and once I took
a close look at it I quickly understood why this set has been so well
received and why it is so popular.

Monday,
Jan 21 2008

This
weeksTwobobs
newsletter was sent out last night and I thought it would be a
handy have the TwoBobs newsletter available online as
well.

Jean-Charles Goddet has
worked hard to create something truly special. This is his1/72 Hasegawa F-15I Ra'amwith plenty of aftermarket parts and decals fromIsraDecal.
Jean-Charles
took all these wonderous items from IsraDecalto transform his F-15 into the an F-15I
of the legendary Israeli Air force.

Rafi Ben-Shahar has
completed yet another model. Now it's not that Rafi just pumps
out models quickly......he creates extremety fine models at a very
regular pace as you'll see when you look at the photos of his1/48 F-6B Mustang.
This one is a beaut.

Alexis Demulder is
here with today's second jet. This is his1/32 Tamiya F-4D Phantom
done to a very high level with Airdoc
decals, and Verlinden accessories and good old fashion skill.
But what really caught my eye was how Alexis did the oily
weathering.....using Tamiya smoke........very smart and effective.

Mario Krajinovic dropped
by the ARC Corporate offices today with his1/48 Hasegawa AH-64D Longbow Apache.
I must admit Mario did have some tough moments building his Apache (as
you'll read in his article) but he stuck with and not only completed
the beast.....but he created a very accurate model of this tank
killer. The homemade RBF tags really completed the look of his
chopper.

Constantinos Stoumpanos
is here with 63
photos from the recent26th IPMS Hellas Scale Model Show & Contest.
This is part one and I'll run part two tomorrow. Use the slide
show feature to view all the photos in full size and splendor.
Nice one Constantinos.

Sylvain Couture begins
today with an award winning1/48 Tamiya Bf-109E-3.
This 109 is in Battle
of Britain markings and Sylvain added a good variety of
aftermarket items to all the important areas on this stunning
Bf-109. The photos are also first class.

Brian Waldorfis here with
today's jet article. This is Brian's 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C ADFconversion complete with a variety of
aftermarket goodies to complete his conversion and add needed
detail. Brian then finished off his Viper withTwo Bobs
decals.
This is a great looking model with great looking photos.

Saturday,
Jan 19 2008

I continue to put in long
hours rebuilding the gallery articles on ARC. There are about
9,000 gallery articles on ARC and I can only rebuild about 40 per hour, so
it is a time consuming process..

Gabriel Stern is
here with another of his aviation oddities. This is hisScratch-built 1/72 Filip Mihail Stabiloplan
which was created by a Romanian designer. I gotta' admit this
tiny aircraft looks like it has some promise. Nice one Gabriel.

Max Kohnke is
here to honor the Florida Air National Guard's (FANG) transition
from the F-102 to the F-106. These are Max's1/48 Monogram F-102 & F-106done up with aftermarket items to get the look
just right. It's good to see these modern classics.

Bob Bartolacci has
been busy building the big 1/72 Italeri Heinkel He-111Z.
The He-111Z is one of the odd aircraft created for the Luftwaffe to
deal with their various needs as WW2 progressed. Bob tells the
history of this aircraft type as well as providing some very good
photos of his beautifully finished 5 engine model.

Brian Waldorf dropped
by today with his big imposing 1/32 Tamiya F-14.
Brian jazzed up the cockpit with goodies from Eduard and used Two
Bobs decals for the weapons load. Brian's finished Tomcat
captures the look and feel of this much loved fighter in all it's
glory.

Laurent “Angus” Beauvais
joins us today with the next aircraft in his personal SIG: non French
aircraft in French markings. This is his 1/48 Scale Hasegawa Hurricane Mk II C
Trop as
it appeared in Egypt during WW2. Laurent goes into fantastic
detail about the history of the aircraft as well as many in-progress
photos as he walks you though the build process. I've quite
enjoyed seeing each aircraft Laurent has created in this
theme.

Burt Gustafson has done a
marvelous job building and weathering his 1/72 Trumpeter F-105D Thunderchief.
Burt tells the history of the Thud during it's time in Vietnam.
Burt's F-105 is in Vietnam era markings complete with a full weapons
load. Burt has captured the look of the SEA Thud very well as it
appeared just before another mission.....

Yoav Efrati starts
off today in fine style with hisIPMS-Israel Annual Convention.
Yoav has included 22 photos from the contest
and it looks like it was quite the show.

Eddie Lau has
gotten everything looking perfect on his 1/72 Academy P-51C Mustang.
Eddie added Eduard photo etch to the cockpit and finished off his
Mustang with a bare metal finish with exhaust stains. I was
quite impressed how well it turned out.

JochemP
joins us from Panama with his first model on ARC. This is his 1/48 Italeri F-16 & 1/48 Revell F-16.JochemP has done an excellent job on both of his
F-16's and I look forward to seeing more of his models on ARC in the
future.

Greg Goheen is
here with one of those desert camo1/48 Hasegawa Bf- 109E-4N.
Greg pre-shaded the panel lines then lightened the interior areas of
the panels with great effect. Read his article for the full
story on how he got his 109 looking so realistic.

Niels Dol joins
us from the Netherlands with his1/72 Special Hobby F-86K.
Niels has high regards for this kit which he added aftermarket decals
to give him a fine looking Dutch F-86.

Michel Jacqmain is
here to make you Corsair fans grin. This is a beautifully
finished and weathered1/72 Academy Corsair F4U-1A.
Michel
got this Corsair looking perfect.

I'm pleased to bring
you a review of the 1/48
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Deck WW2 to Korea
from Flat
Tops And More.
This is a wooden planked set with photo etch tie down strips.
The wooden planks come in strips with over 20 planks joined together
side by side for quick and easy assembly. These come in 1/72 and
1/48 and there are other kits for other carriers plus pre-printed
carrier bases for a quick and easy base.

No update today.....I got
seriously pulled off track by the forum problems yesterday.

Tuesday,
Jan 15 2008

I will be hiring the
experts at Invision to move the ARC forums to the new server
computer. The move will be done with little warning sometime in the
next 3 or 4 days if all goes well. Unfortunately I can't
be more specific than that as I have no idea when they can fit it into
their schedule. The old forums will be taken offline....data backed
up and moved to the new server. Once the move is complete, I will
then put in a request to move the ARC Forums domain name, which should
take 12 to 24 hours. With luck this will all be complete by Saturday
Jan 19. Keep using the current forum until it goes offline......it
is possible Invision could be busy and not get to this for 2 weeks. The temporary ARC forums can be found herehttp://disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/239669.html

Andrew Desautels
is here with his story of the2007
U.S.S. Arizona Survivors' Reunion.
Andrew was indeed privileged to have been able to touch history by
meeting these gentlemen....a rare event that Andrew will never
forget.

Nissim Tzukduian has
taken the classic1/48 Monogram F-8 Crusaderkit and upgraded it with resin sets and plenty
of expertly done scratchbuilding to produce a truly exceptional
Crusader.
Nissim displayed
his F-8 with RBF tags and folded wing on a display base.
You're going to love the photos of this one.

Serge Dompierre is
back today with his1/48 Tamiya Focke-wulf 190 D-9.
Serge has captured the look of the Dora perfectly and his photos will
take you back in time to the epic events of WW2.

Sebastijan Videc is
here from Slovenia with his1/144 Attack Su-7B 'Fitter-A'.
Sebastijan works at the at Vyskov
air museum in the Czech Republic, so of course it would
only be fitting to pose his Su-7B on the wing of the real aircraft.
I was very impressed when I saw that this was a 1/144 model as it
looks finely detailed. Very nice indeed.

Pablo Calcaterra is
here to keep the BOB fans happy with his 1/48
Revell Spitfire Mk I.
Pablo chose to use the markings for one of the most successful RAF
aces....Adolph "Sailor" Malan in the time period towards the
beginning of the Battle of Britain. Pablo really did bring this
kit to life and show that in the hands of a skilled modeller that it
does build up into a first class model.

Lyle Brown is
here with what he calls....P-40 Cartoon fun.
Lyle did the
top image and his friend took that and changed to to something quite
unique. Enjoy the artwork and go to his site if you want to see
more.....he is an artist that does a variety of subjects. www.lyleart2000.com

Oh
baby....just when you think life can't get much better, along comes
the new1/72
& 1/32 F-16A/B NSAWC Vipers #2
decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This
sheet features four 1/72 F-16s and three 1/32 F-16's all done in the
colorful adversary paint schemes. Now the hard part will be
deciding if you build the blue one or the gray one or the tan
one.....decisions decisions decisions.

Monday,
Jan 14 2008

I'm very pleased to report
ARC regular Hal the
P-47fan is safely home
from heart surgery. If you missed it, he posted on the ARC forums here.
It's good to see Hal's surgery went well.

Pierre Baudru gets
things started today with his desert camo1/72 ICM Bf-109E-4.
Pierre did some extra detailing using aftermarket items including an
Eduard Zoom set. And he finished it off in one of those famous
Luftwaffe desert camo schemes.

Helinton Luis Costa has
gone to great effort to produce a stellar 1/72 Hasegawa F-4J Phantom II.
This Phantom is detailed to the highest level with a variety of
aftermarket sets and detail items as well as scratchbuilt
details. Helinton then showed great skill by applying a
beautifully shaded paint job. The panel line shading and overall
weathering looks outstanding.

Xavier Baron is
here to wow the crowd. This is Xavier's1/48 Tamiya F4U1-D
and although this is Xavier's
first model......that didn't seem to prevent Xavier from doing a truly
jaw dropping job. From the resin cockpit and wheel bays to the
resin engine....this model is blessed with detail. And when it
comes to painting and paint chipping, Xavier seems to have mastered
many talents.

Gerald Asher deserves
much respect. Not only did he build the1/48 Combat Models YRB-49A.....but
he built it well. Although as you'll see when you read his
amusing article.......most of his flying wing is scratchbuilt.
Read his article for the full story of ants in his display case and
what they did to this flying wing. I tip my hat to you
Gerald....this one is a beaut.

Sunday,
Jan 13 2008 No update today.....I'm working on
some behind the scenes items on ARC this weekend.

The
ARC forumsare offline.
Needless to say I will begin the process of setting up the program
on a new server and then importing the database. This process
will be complicated by the fact that the old server is off
line....so I'll need to get it back online before I can begin the
process.

Saturday,
Jan 12 2008

Mark L. Rossmann is
here with three of hisIwo Jima VLR Mustangs.
These were Mustangs that flew the long escort missions to Japan
protecting bombers.

Armin Knesjoins us from Austria with his 1/48 OZE Suchoi Su-25 K.
Armin's Su-25 is finished as a Soviet plane that was based in East
Germany. Armin does these Soviet jets up very well.

Friday,
Jan 11 2008

I'm continuing to put in
very long days re-formating the articles on ARC. I've reduced the
amount of Google ads on the new articles and I'm using ads that are much
less intrusive to the flow and layout of the articles. Currently I
am redoing all the model Gallery articles to permit more dynamic
features.....and this will delay gallery archiving until the rebuilding is
complete. All articles will be archived during this rebuilding
process.

Antonio Avalos Valverde
starts things
off today with a beautifully finished1/144 Revell F-14 D Tomcat.
This F-14 is exceptionally nice when you
remember it is 1/144 scale.

Gabriel Sternis here with
what I can only describe as a amusing geography lesson in his article
along with pics of the1/72 Converted RarePlane's vacuformed Seversky AP-7.
I always like to grab a hot drink and sit back and enjoy reading
Gabriel's articles.

Malcolm Reid has done a
marvelous job building and weathering his 1/48 Esci Impala MkII.
Malcolm finished his Impala in SAAF markings which required making
custom decals. After much effort Malcolm was rewarded with an
Impala worthy of any display case.

Serge
Dompierre is
back again today with his1/48 Tamiya FW-190 A3.
Serge chose a mid war fighter and did it up in his usual high quality
and then went the extra mile to pose his 190 in a realistic looking
photo.

Thursday,
Jan 10 2008

No update
today.

Wednesday,
Jan 9 2008
Last day of Silly Week 2008!!!

Steven 'Buster' Keeton
gets things started
today with his1/72 F-14 Bomb Cat.
The story behind this F-14 involves a F-14....T-Rex....yup....you've
got to read the article to figure out the story.

Max Tollens Jr. has
completed a fine lookingRevell USS Yorktown.
It's good to see Max's model of the famous USS Yorktown. Thanks
for sharing Max.

Jeff Wilson
joins us today with his Canadian"What If" 1/72 V-22 Osprey.
Jeff added extra detail to his V-22 and finished in a in the What-if
camo scheme.

Bill Bunting has done a stunning job on his1/12
Tamiya Honda RC211V.
These Tamiya motorbike models really build up into exceptional models
in the hands of an experienced modeller such as Bill.

Srdjan Radosavljevic joins
us today with a 1/144 Revell F-16A Fighting Falcon.
This F-16 is done up in What-if RAF markings and paint scheme.
Srdjan provides the whole story behind these RAF F-16's.

KH Leehas been very
successful in building the1/300 Kitech MDD DC-10.
The colourful Power Puff girls artwork on this model were custom made
at home by KH. Very nicely done KH.

Nick Pedley is
here with hisUSN Harrier FRS.1.
Nick built his little Harrier in What-if markings for the US Navy.

Alvis 3.1
is here to finish up silly week with hisET-37B Leet Tweet.
Silly Week on ARC wouldn't be complete without a Tweet and this is the
ultimate Tweet. Alvis wrote his article in "Gamer
Speak" (A language used online by gamers), but he has kindly
translated it for us older folks.

Tuesday,
Jan 8 2008

Danny Coremans has
been very creative with hisSaddam's
worst nightmare diorama.
This was quite the
creative idea and well done.

Harry Quirk has
done some imaginative kitbashing to create hisFA-86 'SABRESTANG'.
This design used the Mustang wings on a F-86 fuselage.
Harry explains the needs and reasons for the creation of
this aircraft.

Alvis 3.1 has
taken kitbashing to the extreme with his1/24 T-32 Deuce X-Wing.
This is a combination of a 32 Ford and the Star wars speeder
bike.....the story is also a combination of 2 stories.

David Chong has
a great what-if story for his1/72 Italeri MiG-37 Ferret.
This particular aircraft was used by the Drug Cartels. David
tells the whole story in his article and also reveals for the first
time how these planes were first discovered and the ARC connection to
their discovery.

Nick Pedley has dropped by with hisRCAF P.1127.
This is a Royal Canadian Air Force Harrier. Nicks article tells
the whole story including how the Canadian Carrier HMCS Bonaventure
fit into the picture.

Alvis 3.1
is here with a worlds first.....aJurassic DJ.
Read Alvis's story to give yourself a chuckle.

Brian da Basher
has been very busy creating his 30 cylinder 1/72 Curtiss P-52 Super Tomahawk.
It was thanks to this design that WW2 was finally won in mid
1946. Brian explains the full what-if history in his article.

Monday,
Jan 7 2008

I got a flood of Silly Week
articles in during the past 2 days....so I'm going to extend silly Week
for 2 more days.

Alvis 3.1 begins
today with his disclosure ofOperation Cute Kitty: Report for
2007.
This is of course the top Secret mission to Mars by Dan's
Mon-key. Unfortunately unspecified government agencies have
blacked out certain portions of the article for security
reasons.

Bud Sligeris here with
his very specialNorth American F-100G.
This particular aircraft is in Luftwaffe markings and Bud tells the
whole story behind this aircraft.

Halsted Morris is
here to tell about a special tri-engined1/72 P-47 Forked Lighting.
That was used during the much later stages of WW2 to liberate Europe
after the British Isles fell under German occupation in 1940.
Halsted reveals the whole story in his article.

Killroytech
is here with a model of a1/144 Airbus A380 AWACS.
No doubt about it, this is one of the biggest AWACS aircraft in the
world.

Alvis 3.1 is
here with some sales posters and photos of his 1/36 ATPT Cruiser.
This model is based on the actual special PT Cruiser going on
sale soon at your local
Daimler/Chrysler dealership.

Bud Sliger stopped
by today with hisF-20A 'GG1001'.
Bud finished
his Tigershark in a unique looking camo and include the history behind
this aircraft.

Sunday,
Jan 6 2008

Dave Bailey, aka "The Rat
starts today
with his article he calls A Slippery Situation.
Dave's story is quite amusing. Great creative writing there
Dave.

Alvis 3.1 is
here with his1/72 Avro CSF-208 Cosmos.
This particular rocket is very special with regards to preventing
nuclear wars. Read his article for the full amusing story.

Bud Sliger has
a creative story about the IranianTu-22M2I Backfire.
I don't ant to give away the story......but it does weave a
interesting tale.

Lorraine Johnson
aka Mrs Madmike on the ARC forums is
quite the figure modeller. Today she's here with herMagic of the Orb.
Lori goes into some very helpful detail on the tricks used to create
something this beautiful.

Lee Miller
is here to prove that folks on ARC design the best aircraft.
This is Lee'sF-4U-10 Corstangand as you
guessed it....this is a combination of the Corsair and Mustang.
It actually looks pretty good. Read Lee's article for the
history on this aircraft.

Halsted Morris
should be working for Skunkworks. This is his1/72 SR-105. which
is a kit bash between the F-105 and the SR-71......the funny part
is....it actually looks pretty realistic.

Carl Gootzen has
a talent for building buses as you'll see when you enjoy the photos of
his1/24 Heller Autobus TN6 C2.
His article tells more about this bus.....including the fact it has a
94hp motor....I guess it wasn't very quick.

Chas Bunch is
here with something I've never seen before. This is his1/48 Hasegawa A6M2 Model 11done up in 1040 Luftwaffe colours.
Seeing these markings on a Zero really messes with your
mind.....I love it.

Ken Lim joins
us with hisSalamis class cruiser from Gundam.
After reading Ken's article and seeing the model, I can begin to
understand the attraction people have for Gundam models.

Bud Sliger
has been busy building hisF-14B 'Victory-207'. based
on the James
Huston's Flash Point
book.
I must admit the story does make me want to read the
book. And yes.....this F-14 does have Jolly Rogers markings.

Claus Gustafsen has done a
marvelous job creating and building his1/32 Arsenal VB 26 Aigle de Mêr.
This is a What-if post war French Me-262 designed for carrier
operations. I must admit this one caught my attention.

Jim Knightis here with
his float equippedCurtiss P-40W Waterhawk.
Hey this looks quite possible. It's fantastic what you can come
up with when you're building What-if aircraft.

Pablo Angel Herrera has
mixed some old with some new to create hisArado 327.
This is definitely a Luft 46 (or later?) creation..........which
actually looks pretty good. Nice one Pablo.

Saturday,
Jan 5 2008

Alvis 3.1 fires
up your Saturday with his1/48 Heinkel-172W Sea Salamander.
As you may have guess this is a What-if model.....but considering
Alvis's story......I'm not so sure.

Gerald Voigt is
here with one of the wilder looking desins I've seen for a flying
wing. This is his1/72 Kit Bashed-Flying Wing Bomber.....no
doubt about it....this is one cool looking aircraft.

Patrick Heeren is
here with his alternate history of the Belgian Air Force. This
is Patrick's1/72 Heller Saab Viggendone up in Belgian markings. Patrick does
of course include a very convincing story about these Viggens.

Ole A. Hoel is
to make you Battle of Britain fans happy. This is his
model of theProject Daisy Cutter,
which as we all know was a top secret project to
stop the German invasion of the British Isles.
It must be true......Ole has included a vintage photo.

Bud Sliger joins
us today with the full story behind the Rockwell Excalibur B.1
operated by the RAF. I must admit the idea of the RAF flying the
B-1 sounds pretty cool.

Dean Large has
made me laugh with this one......my wife was wondering why I was
laughing.....when I told her....it seemed to confirm to her I was
crazy. Anyways.....Dean has decided to paint his1/48 Airfix Hurricane
as it would appear in a black and white photo. This
is a pretty funny way to interpret old photos.

Nick Walton has
been busy creating his1/72 Italeri Sea Jaguar FRS.1.
Nick includes the history of this aircraft's adventures during the
Falklands War. A warning to the historians........I think some
of Nick's history might not be fully accurate.

Brian da Basher has
been busy researching the WW1 history of a famous German Ace.
This is his 1/72 Fokker Funf Decker
(five decker) complete with the full story of this famous ace.

Ian Moore gets
day 4 of Silly Week started with one of the goofiest Harriers I've
ever seen.......I love this model!!! This is Ian's1/72 Panzerharrier V and
yes....Ian has included the full history behind this Harrier with a
tank turret.

Matt Jacobson starts
off today with his award winning1/48 Flying Sub FS-01.
Matt has put a phenomenal amount of thought into his Flying Sub
and he details all the effort and background story in his article.

Björn Dol has
been busy working on his What-if RAF1/72
Vigilante Mk.2.
Björn explains the story behind his RAF Vigilante MK.2 which includes
the Mk.1 version of this project. And yes, Björn did
equip his Vigilante Mk.2 with the correct weapons
load.

Albert Moore is
here with another of his car models......which is a treat to
see. This is his1/24 Revell Ford Taurus stock car.
This is a What-if themed NASCAR with the name of a very special driver
painted on it......Alby's son. I got a kick out of that and I'm
sure he did too.

Alvis 3.1 gets
things flying today with hisFamous World War One Air Ace.
This is a kit bashed scratchbuilt model, but it wouldn't have been
possible without a large creative imagination. Seeing this model
reminds me of the famous Christmas song about Snoopy and the Red
Baron.

Karl W Bransonis here with
his1/142 Revell Fishing Trawler.
Karl did quite a bit of extra work to add more detail to his Trawler
and when it was done, he gave it to his Dad. This is one of the
best aspect of Silly Week.......lots of variety to enjoy.

Nick Walton built
his what-if1/72 Revell Hunter F.15
as an updated aircraft. Nick seems to have covered all the bases
from weapons to radar in his what-if Hunter. Nicely done Nick.

David Campbell builds
a wide variety of models and this is a good example. This is hisThe Eagle Has Landed. which
he built in a surprising short period of time resulting in a
model that would look good in anyone's display case.

Niels Dol is
here from the Netherlands with his1/72 Fujimi F-16 "Retro"
article. To honour the Royal Netherlands Air force, Niels
painted up 4 Dutch F-16's in Retro paint schemes from days gone by in
the and Royal Netherlands Air force. I must admit these are very
creative paint schemes with a firm connection to history.

Bud Sliger finishes
up today update with his What-if F-4T Phantom
II. This is a single seat Phantom with special mods.
bud tells the whole story in his article.

Alvis 3.1 begins
Silly Week 2008 with one of the oddest models I've seen. This is
an actually 1/3 scale model Alvis 3.1 calls "My Biggest Fan".
And this fan even comes with an electric motor. Alvis
3.1.....you slay me.

Nick Walton has
one of the more creative "what-if" F-16's I've ever
seen. This is his1/72 F-16 with a difference
which is a delta wing, twin tailed F-16 in Canadian markings.
Nick tells the history of this aircraft and it's nuclear bomber role
including a near nuclear incident back in 1984. Great come
scheme Nick.

Paolo Yuen has
dropped by today with his 1/350 Tamiya USS Enterprise.
This is quite the kit and in the hands of an experienced modeller it
can be made into a stunning scale model of this famous aircraft
carrier. Paolo added aftermarket details such as photo etch
railings and scratch built detailing.

Dave Bailey, aka "The Rat"
is here with the little know story of
the 1/300 Academy XB-70.
Dave tells the story of this aircraft launching a satellite as well as
a connection to Queen Elizabeth II. He also explains the special
anniversary paint scheme.

Albert Moore
has been busy creating a1/25 Revell 2006 Mustang GT
for his wife. Alby did a fair bit of extra work on his Mustang
to add further detail. I must admit I'm quite impressed by the
quality of the shine on the paint.......this is very tricky to get
right. Alby finished it off with a custom made license plate and
photo-etched license plate frame.

Bud Sliger has
been busy with his "what if" model of Chuck Yeager'sF-20
Tigershark.
I must admit this is an interesting twist on history. Nice one
Bud.